More on the Tudors, since I'm playing them now...
I'm not sure about a column even being an appropriate building element for them, although I do like the sumptuous red and gold trim simply for its gorgeosity (not a word). That's cool regardless of period.
But the Gothic style window, while it certainly existed during the Tudor's reigns, is again a little culturally jarring. Henry decommissioned and tore down monasteries and churches, and executed clergy, as did his daughters (one fer the RCs and one agin them). The oriel window, a kind of bay window style, would have been better suited. I remember having one of those in Sims 1 that I could clap onto any wall and create both an outdoor effect and an indoor storage surface. Wish EA had done that instead.
Tudors didn't really build any cathedrals as far as I know, and I found two castles: Richmond and Hampton Court. hey were more the country house types as I recall the history. They "progressed" with their entourages from house to house, not spending too much time in any one of those huge, unheated castles with no indoor plumbing. Brick construction and half-timbering are Tudor hallmarks.
But speaking of columns and building, Sims 1 had some great columns. You could build aqueducts--so cool. and those gray stone columns with the fluted tops, could could put them everywhere. They were great looking. It was so much easier to build in Sims 1. I remember those many "half-timbered" wall-styles from Sims1, and the stone and timber wall patterns, such as "Lancaster" and "York."
Collateral benefit: I'm looking into history on Wikipedia, so I feel like the day is not wasted. Look at those brick chimneys (picture from Wikipedia of Hampton Court)! "Over the entrance of Compton Manor the Royal Arms of England are supported by the dragon and greyhound of Henry VII and Henry VIII." (quote from Wikipedia about Compton House)wow.
